Bhutto a beacon of hope and inspiration, says Zardari

He says Bhutto awakened the people and illumined the path traversed by the generations that followed him

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto instilled in people that they alone were the fountain of all political power and it is this realisation that has not permitted dictatorship to take roots in the country, Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari said in a statement issued by the party.

"In these troubled times when the locus of power is shifting away from the people towards unelected elements, the example of  Bhutto is even more relevant today than ever before," it quoted Zardari.



“On the eve of 37th martyrdom anniversary of Bhutto, I ask the democracy loving people to re-dedicate themselves to the ideal that all power must flow from the ballot box and not from the bullet,” said the former president.

“Bhutto awakened the people and illumined the path traversed by the generations that followed him. Indeed, Bhutto stands tall as a beacon of light, hope and inspiration for the people.”

Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah said this year’s rally in Garhi Khuda Bux to mark the death anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto would prove to be the biggest in the history of Pakistan.



On Sunday, Shah froze funds earlier released by Sindh government for the 37^th death anniversary of Pakistan Peoples party (PPP) founder Zufikar Ali Bhutto.

In a notification issued to the deputy commissioner of Larkana, Sindh government ordered the authorities concerned not to utilise any amount from government funds for the event.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 4^th,  2016.